Fruit Crops Edition

Seasonal updates on diseases, insects, weeds impacting tree fruit and small fruit (blueberry, cranberry, and wine grape). Fruit Pest Alerts are also available via this category feed.
 
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March 1, 2019

Atlantic-Cape Community College Offers DRONE DAY – A Learning Symposium

Covering Public Safety, Engineering and Agriculture
in collaboration with RCE Specialists & Agents
Friday, May 31 – 9am-1pm
Mays Landing campus Student Center
Register at atlanticcapedroneday.eventbrite.com

Drone Day poster

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Disease Forecasting, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops
February 27, 2019

Register Now for the North Jersey Commercial Vegetable and Fruit Grower Meetings

North Jersey Commercial Vegetable Growers Meeting

February 28, 2019

North Jersey Commercial Fruit Growers Meeting

March 7, 2019

Hunterdon County Complex

314 State Rt. 12, Building #1

Flemington, NJ 08822

For registration and program details contact Cynthia Triolo at 973-285-8306 or ctriolo@co.morris.nj.us

Filed Under: Fruit, Organic Production, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops
February 26, 2019

Ag Special Use Permits on State Owned Land – Bidding Open Until 3pm, Friday March 1.

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection is putting out to bid Agriculture Special Use Permits on land owned by the Department and managed by the Division of Fish and Wildlife. The Special Use Permits (SUP) will afford more farmers access to agricultural opportunities on State lands. For generations, the Department has worked closely with farmers to the mutual benefit of agriculture, our natural resources, and our resource users.

The bids are open to all interested farmers. Bids must be received by 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2019.

For information about individual farm parcels and submitting a bid, visit the SUP Bid Forms and Information Packets page.

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Vegetable Crops
February 26, 2019

Computer Glitch at NJDEP Deletes Some Pesticide Licensees

The NJ DEP Pesticide Bureau reported there was a major glitch in their electronic system in late Nov/Dec and some individual’s information was deleted – causing delays in license renewals.

They corrected that problem in late Jan restoring the lost information on their website shortly after that. However, if you still haven’t received your renewed license, please email your the name to Joanne.Taroco@dep.nj.gov so it can be resolved.

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops
February 26, 2019

March 15 Crop Insurance Sales Closing Deadline Approaching

March 15, the next Crop Insurance Sales Closing Deadline, is the last date you can purchase a policy for the following insurable crops in New Jersey for 2019:

  • Corn/Silage
  • Spring Forage Seeding
  • Grain Sorghum
  • Oats
  • Soybeans
  • Processing Beans
  • Processing Tomatoes
  • Fresh Market Sweet Corn
  • as well as Whole Farm Revenue Protection

Contact your private crop insurance provider for details.

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Vegetable Crops
February 25, 2019

March 7 Seminar at NJAES, New Brunswick Open to Public

Creating a Sustainable Food Future poster
This event is open to the public
Registration strongly encouraged
Note: Visitors to Rutgers who want to park on campus must register their vehicle and park only in designated lots; completing registration will bring you to the link for vehicle registration.
Marjorie B. Kaplan, Dr.P.H. 
Associate Director, Rutgers Climate Institute
Rutgers University
14 College Farm Road
New Brunswick, New Jersey  08901-8551
848-932-5739 (phone)
732-932-8644 (fax)
email: kaplan@envsci.rutgers.edu

Website: climatechange.rutgers.edu
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Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, Vegetable Crops